The capital team CSKA defender Milan Gayich expressed his opinion on the penalty awarded against his team in the match against Zenit from Petersburg during the third round of the Russian championship. This was reported by Euro-football.ru.
Zenit forward Aleksandr Sobolev successfully executed the 11-meter penalty. According to Milan Gayich, he was nearby during the situation that led to the penalty, but he did not see the incident clearly.
He mentioned that the referees said it was a light collision. Gayich also emphasized the presence of the referee and the video assistant referee (VAR) on the field and stated that he found it difficult to express another opinion on the matter.
This central match was held at the Gazprom Arena stadium in Saint Petersburg and ended in a 1:1 draw. After the match, CSKA is in seventh place in the tournament table with five points.
Zenit, on the other hand, is in sixth place with six points. These results indicate that competition will intensify in the upcoming matches of the championship.
